The gentrification of the Mission District brought a "gang list" that affected young people in a 60-block radius, limiting their freedom of movement and association. Vicente Garcia used his 2007 Young People For fellowship to organize the community to stop the gang list.
The Generational Alliance
The Generational Alliance is a collaborative youth leadership network that connects campus, community and voter education work to build long-term, strategic and integrated movement for positive social change.
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The Center for Progressive Leadership
The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) is a national political training institute dedicated to developing the next generation of progressive political leaders. Through intensive training programs for youth, activists, and candidates, CPL provides individuals with the skills and resources needed to become effective political leaders.
The League of Young Voters Education Fund
The League of Young Voters Education Fund is a national 501(c)3 training program designed to fuse the skills of community organizing and political strategy by educating non-voters under 35 to be empowered in the democratic process. LYVEF's goal is educate traditionally disenfranchised or ignored communities (including young folks, people of color, women, lgbt, differently abled and those living under the poverty line) to use the democratic process to improve the quality of their lives and the level of personal and community power they have in the world.
Movement Strategy Center
Movement Strategy Center (MSC) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that is committed to advancing the next generation of leaders for a sustainable progressive movement. MSC is building local, regional and national networks of young activists across issues, constituencies and geographies. MSC is helping activists to develop the skills, culture, analysis and vision to work together in broad, cohesive alliances—with a strong emphasis on the leadership of base-building groups working to address the needs of young people, low income communities and communities of color.
The United States Student Association
The United States Student Association (USSA) is the country's oldest and largest national student organization, representing millions of students. Founded in 1947, USSA is the recognized voice for students on Capitol Hill, in the White House, and in the Department of Education. USSA believes education is a right and works on building grassroots power among students to win concrete victories that expand access to education at the federal, state and campus level.
Choice USA
As a national pro-choice organization, Choice USA gives emerging leaders the tools they need to organize, network, and exchange ideas to build a youth centered pro-choice agenda and mobilize communities for reproductive health freedom. Choice USA helps students and young activists:
- Build leadership and organizing skills through our institutes, fellowships, and internships;
- Mobilize their communities for reproductive choice, by providing effecive strategies for education and outreach;
- Win concrete victories to increase the availability of reproductive information and services.
- We do this through our Reproductive Justice Organizing Academy, training of trainers, campaigns and chapters!
Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
Founded in 1989, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice (ACRJ) has been at the forefront of building a Reproductive Justice Movement that places the reproductive health and rights of Asian women and girls within a social justice framework. ACRJ promotes and protects reproductive justice through organizing, building leadership capacity, developing alliances, and education to achieve community and systemic change.
Community Justice Network for Youth
The Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY) is a program of the W. Haywood Burns Institute. This program is comprised of community based programs, grassroots organizations, service providing agencies, residential facilities and advocacy groups that focus their work on youth of color. The CJNY's primary function is to be a support network for organizers and practitioners who are on the ground working with youth who are at risk or already involved in the juvenile or criminal justice systems.
The Ruckus Society
The Ruckus Society sees itself as a toolbox of experience, training, and skills. We provide instruction on the application of tactical and strategic tools to a growing number of organizations and individuals from around the world in skill shares and trainings that are designed to move a campaign forward. We do this work in strong collaboration with our partner organizations, working together to define and create the training agenda. The Ruckus Society provides environmental, human rights, and social justice organizers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals.
History
In 2005, three organizations — Young People For, the League of Young Voters Education Fund, and the Movement Strategy Center — came together to form a new collaborative, the Generational Alliance. The Generational Alliance was formed to bring together youth organizations from the fields of community-based organizing, campus organizing, and civic engagement. The youth field has been fractured among these fields, and the formation of the Generational Alliance was a first step towards building a cohesive network and leadership development pipeline. Since its formation, the Generational Alliance has begun building infrastructure, core leadership, convening organizations, building a mapping project, and establishing an identity in the leadership and civic engagement field.
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